Rattata 73/99 · Arceus

Rattata is Pokédex #019, generation 1 (Kanto). Rattata is a Basic Colorless Pokémon with 30 HP. The card lists level 12. The card lists Raticate, Raticate (#020) under evolves to.

Rattata sits at 73/99 in Arceus, position 73 of 111. Before it is 72 Ponyta, and after it is 74 Shinx. The set belongs to the Platinum series. It was released on November 4, 2009. The printed size is 99. This checklist is longer, at 111 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Lunge lists 30 damage. The cost is Colorless. Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing. Weakness is Fighting +10. The flavor text reads "Cautious in the extreme, its hardy vitality lets it live in any kind of environment."

Rattata (#019) has 26 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 25 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Rattata 61/102 in Base (1999). Both list 30 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Miki Tanaka illustrated this one. 15 other cards of Rattata list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Miki Tanaka. I count 192 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Arceus set binder is where a full Arceus set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Rattata can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.